We are specialists in compostable packaging - it's what we love to do.

Do you want products that add value to our environment? We certainly do! At BSIbio, we vet our compostable products, to build a supply chain with environmental integrity.
We have been in business since 2005 and have hit some great milestones in the compostable packaging industry. Check out our standards and certifications.
  • 2005

    BSIBio Start

    2005

    BSIbio Began
    BSI Biodegradable Solutions was incorporated by CEO Susanna Carson with the goal of making packaging less harmful on the environment.
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  • 2006

    Sold our first case!

    2006

    First Sale
    We sold a case of compostable plates and took our first step into the compostable packaging industry.

  • 2010

    BÉSICS Sister Company Founded

    2010

    BESICS® Sister Company Founded
    Established our retail line of compostable packaging.
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  • 2010

    "Supplied the City of Vancouver Olympic Entertainment Zones."

    2010

    Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
    Achieved one of our original company goals by supplying compostable packaging at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.
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  • 2011

    Women Entrepreneur Award

    2011

    Women Entrepreneur Award
    TPH Sustainability Award was presented to CEO Susanna Carson for her achievements that contribute to the Canadian and global economies within the sustainability sector.
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  • 2013

    Compost Facility Acceptance

    2013

    Compost Facility Acceptance
    Conducted a survey of compost facilities’ acceptance of compostables in the Pacific North West region.
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  • 2016

    Attended AGM of Nature Canada

    2016

    Nature Canada
    Conservation is one of our company values and we support others with this same passion to conserve Canada’s natural land and beautiful wildlife. Just one way we give back. Check out our CEO Susanna Carson in BSIbio’s fully compostable ball gown.

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  • 2016

    Name Change BSIbio Packaging Solutions

    2016

    Disintegration Protocols Published
    Signed an MOU with the US Composting Council to help them build an open source composting database.
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  • 2016

    Disintegration Protocols Published

    2016

    US Composting Council & Compost Council of Canada
    CEO Susanna Carson presented at the COMPOST2016 Conference to share her expertise with other industry leaders. BSIbio also became a member of the Compost Council of Canada. We look forward to sharing more knowledge throughout our country.

  • 2017

    Presentation at US Composting Council & Member of Compost Council of Canada

    2017

    Academic Publication

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  • 2018

    BioCycle Articl

    2018

    BioCycle Article
    Closing the loop on our products. Since 2013 we have been testing our certified compostable packaging on-site at real-world compost facilities. We first shared this research in our 5-part blog series “A Compost Story“, and now we’re published in BioCycle magazine’s September 2017 edition. You can read the BioCycle article here.
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  • 2019

    Testing

    2019

    Forget forever chemicals! PFAS-free alternatives launched
    PFAS is a class of chemical used in many everyday products and has been present in paper food packaging since the 70’s – including compostables! Starting in 2019, we’ve worked with our manufacturers to find practical alternatives and source new materials to help keep these chemicals out of our compost.

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  • 2021

    The Compostable Field Testing Program gets a makeover

    2021

    The Compostable Field Testing Program gets a makeover
    Working with our US non-profit partner the Compost Research & Education Foundation, we received our first grant from the 11th Hour Project to jumpstart the next phase of the Compostable Field Testing Program!

    Learn more about this international platform for real-world disintegration testing co-founded and administered by BSIbio.

  • 2022

    A new era of open-source for field testing data on compostable products.

    2022

    A new era of open-source for field testing data on compostable products.

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    Thanks to the support of the 11th Hour Foundation, we began working with the University of Chicago’s Data Sciences Institute on compiling and preparing a decade of field testing data for publication on a global stage.

    We also joined ASTM International, a standard-creating body, and began collaborating cross-sector to turn the field test protocols we’d grown under the CFTP into standardized, public, and internationally relevant test methods.

  • 2023

    Partnering with Closed Loop Partners on a one-of-a-kind Disintegration Study

    2023

    Partnering with Closed Loop Partners on a one-of-a-kind Disintegration Study

    Working cross-border under the Compostable Field Testing Program, we stepped up to the plate when the Composting Consortium, an initiative led by Closed Loop Partners Center for the Circular Economy, was looking for experts to design and run a broad-scale study on compostable packaging disintegration in real-world compost sites. We supported all stages of this research in collaboration with RRS, provided the tried-and-refined field test methods and supported in analyzing and reporting on the data.
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    Read about the launch of this study via Closed Loop Partners.

    And, BSIbio moved for the first time in 19 years, to our new location: 8949 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, BC.

  • 2024

    Spreading our field testing research to global and provincial audiences

    2024

    Spreading our field testing research to global and provincial audiences

    What a huge year! For the first time, organizations across North America who field test compostable products in real-world compost facilities presented at the annual COMPOST conference. Our team presented the preliminary data from the CFTP both at this conference and on a special webinar with the Coast Waste Management Association.

    Then, in fall 2024, thanks to a partnership with the University of Chicago Data Science Institute, we launched CompostableTesting.org the first-ever open-source dashboard to explore real-world field testing data! Read more about this in our Biocycle article.

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  • 2025

    Spreading the word - compostable products DO break down, under the right conditions

    2025

    Spreading the word – compostable products DO break down, under the right conditions

    We presented at the world’s largest compost conference, COMPOST2025, held in Pheonix, Arizona, and began a series of BioCycle articles explaining the role of field testing for compostable products.

    Learn about the methods used in field testing.

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We're on the same team

Our commitment to sustainability is based in science, and achieved through people.

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Style is sustainable

Our commitment to sustainability is based in science, and achieved through people.

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Our Quality Delivers

We look at quality in three ways. Service. You get what you need when you need it. Materials. They comes from a renewable resources. Products. They works well.

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We do our homework

We conduct industry leading research with universities, city councils and compost facilities to ensure our products degrade into soil correctly.

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Our Compostable products

We provide high quality certified compostable products made from wheat, trees, sugarcane and corn.

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Pricing with value

Compostable products that are built to perform, degrade safely, and offer value to you and your customers! Contact us for pricing.

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Why BSIbio

“because disposable products shouldn’t last forever.”TM

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PRESS RELEASE

September BioCycle Publication

In case you didn’t know – we’re working to close the loop on our products. Since 2013 we have been testing our certified compostable packaging on-site at real-world compost facilities. We first shared this research in our 5-part blog series “A Compost Story“, and now we’re published in BioCycle magazine’s September 2017 edition. You can read the BioCycle article here.

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